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Artist/Band: Johnny Cash
Lyrics for Song: Joe Bean
Lyrics for Album: The Man In Black: 1963-1969 [1995]



Last time we were here at Folsom Prison,

they were hanging Joe Bean.

Is Joe still here...Joe Bean?Hang the son of a bitch anyways, right?



Well, they're hanging Joe Bean this morning,

for killing a man in Arkansas.

Funny thing about it, Joe Bean has never been to Arkansas.On

top of that, Joe Bean never heard of the man.

In fact, today is Joe Bean's twentieth birthday.



See through the prison bars,

Joe Bean, see where the gallows stand.

Just twenty short years from the day you were born,

you died by the hangman's hand.



Yes, they're hanging Joe Bean this morning,

for a shooting that he never did.

He killed 20 men, by the time he was 10, he was an unruly kid.



Yes, they're hanging Joe Bean for the one shooting that Joe Bean never did.



Well, Joe - your mother is at the Capitol,

asking the governor for a stay.

And it's hard on her, 'cause she knows where you were,

on that particular day.You were working Joe Bean,

hard working, robbing the Santa Fe.



Well, the telegraph wires are humming.

Here, the governor's words come through.

He said, "I can't set you free,

it's not up to me, but there's much,

Joe Bean, I'll do.I'll join your mother in extending

Birthday greetings to you.Happy Birthday, Joe Bean."


Album Lyrics: The Man In Black: 1963-1969 [1995]


Johnny Cash
"The Man In Black: 1963-1969 [1995]"


1. Joe Bean
2. Blistered
3. Still In Town
4. A Certain Kinda Hurtin'
5. Everybody Loves A Nut
6. Happiness Is You
7. Ancient History
8. Fast Boat To Sydney
9. Shantytown
10. Southwind
11. 'cause I Love You
12. Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill
13. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside